Editorial

Alan Richter

Alan Richter, a 40-plus-year veteran journalist, has spent the last 26 years covering the metalworking industry for Cutting Tool Engineering and currently serves as its editor-at-large. Contact him at [email protected].

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Articles June 1, 2014 Alan Richter
Five-axis flexibility
Boost productivity by reducing machine downtime. Six 5-axis milling machines with pallet systems and lights-out manufacturing capability.
Articles May 1, 2014 Alan Richter
No room for error
Tap 100 2"-8 blind-holes without breaking the tap or scrapping a part. A tap engineered to effectively produce threads in holes more than ½" in diameter.
Articles May 1, 2014 Alan Richter
Double shot of automation
Speed throughput when deburring and surface finishing vise components. Abrasive disc brushes applied via a machining center's automatic toolchanger.
Articles May 1, 2014 Alan Richter
Covert ablation
An advanced athermal laser machining process for producing Nitinol-based implants and other medical devices.
Articles April 1, 2014 Alan Richter
Power parts: Heat-resistant superalloys
Effectively directing high-pressure coolant to the cutting zone enhances machinability and extends tool life when cutting heat-resistant superalloys, such as when making parts for the energy industry.
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